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Bowie County Records
Available on Microfilm from Texas A&M University - Commerce

Please note that microfilmed records are available for loan to libraries only, not to individuals. Contact your local library to arrange an interlibrary loan of the material you wish to borrow. Your request should include the specific reel numbers for the microfilm you wish to use, as well as the name of the county and lending institution.

DEATH RECORD, 1932-1966
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Notes: (a) Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (part) are not available at this time. These volumes are Death Registers. (b) Volumes 3-16 contain death certificates. (c) Volumes 8 through 16 contain negative originals. (d) There was no Volume 9 in this series.

PROBATE CASE INDEX, 1889-1940
Index: For a WPA Probate Index to the Probate Cases, request the following reels:
Reel 1854348
1893-1940 (F-P)
Reel 1854349
1889-1940 (R, T, U, V, Y)
Notes: (a) This is an alphabetical listing by surname. Using information located in these lists, request appropriate volumes of the Probate Minutes. (b) Only the index was found and filmed at this time.

PROBATE MINUTES, 1889-1931
Index: For an index to the Probate Minutes, request the following reel:
Reel 1845178
1924-1949 (Vol. 3, S-Z)
Note: Volume 8 film is of poor quality from page 241 to 284 and is completely blacked out from page 284 to 460.

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, 5th DISTRICT CIVIL COURT, 1883-1901
Index: For indexes to the District Court Civil Case Papers, request the following reels:
Reel 1845272 (Vol. 1 General Index, Direct)
Reel 1845272 (Vol. 1A General Index, Reverse, A-L)
Reel 1845273 (Vol. 1A General Index, Reverse, L-Z)
Notes: (a) Early records were incomplete due to being moved twice and a fire. (b) Only the following types of cases were filmed: divorce, name change, naturalization, partition, removal of disability of a minor.

Reel 1845705
1883-1898 (#1 to 3248)

Reel 1845902
1891-1894 (#3248 to 3826)

Reel 1845903
1894-1899 (#3827 to 4772)

Reel 1845941
1889-1901 (#4773 to 8021)

Reel 1845942
1901-1904 (#8021 to 8712)

Reel 1845943
1904-1906 (#8713 to 9490)

Reel 1845944
1906-1908 (#9491 to 10637)

Reel 1845945
1908-1910 (#10640 to 11046)

Reel 1846222
1910-1912 (#11047 to 11940 1/2)

Reel 1846223
1912-1914 (#11941 to 12415)

Reel 1846224
1914-1916 (#12416 to 13024)

Reel 1846225
1916-1917 (#13025 to 13319)

Reel 1846429
1917-1918 (#13020 to 13603)

Reel 1846430
1918-1919 (#13604 to 13920)

Reel 1846431
1919-1920 (#13921 to 14214)

Reel 1846432
1920-1921 (#14215 to 14560)

Reel 1846433
1921-1922 (#14561 to 15006)

Reel 1846646
1922-1923 (#15007 to 15362)

Reel 1846647
1923-1924 (#15363 to 15747)

Reel 1846648
1924-1925 (#15748 to 16161)

Reel 1846649
1925-1927 (#16162 to 16571)

Reel 1846650
1927-1928 (#16572 to 17113)

Reel 1846651
1928-1929 (#17114 to 17724)

Reel 1846652
1929-1931 (#17725 to 18244)

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, 102nd DISTRICT CIVIL COURT, 1925-1944
Note: In 1929 the 5th and the 102nd Districts' numbering systems were combined using the 5th District's numbers; thus, the numbers in the 102nd District system jump from 846 to 17300A.

Reel 1845454
1925-1927 (5 to 360)

Reel 1845455
1927-1928 (#360 to 792)

Reel 1845456
1928-1930 (#792 to 18250)

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, SPECIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 1913-1914

Reel 1845273
1913-1914 (#3 to 205)

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL MINUTES, 5th DISTRICT CIVIL COURT, 1889-1930
Index: For an index to the Civil Minutes, 1889-1943, Volumes 1-6, request Reel 1845457.
Notes: (a) Pages in Volume 4 were filmed out of order; therefore, pages 1-82 were filmed after pages 83-640. (b) Only the following types of cases were filmed: divorce, name change, naturalization, partition, removal of disability of a minor.

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL MINUTES, 102nd DISTRICT CIVIL COURT, 1925-1941
Index: For an index to District Court Civil Minutes, 102nd District, request Reel 1845273, (Volume 1, Direct and Reverse.)
Note: Only the following types of cases were filmed: divorce, name change, naturalization, partition, removal of disability of a minor.

CONSOLIDATED SCHOLASTIC CENSUS ROLLS, 1928-1930, 1935-1937, 1938-1941
Notes: (a) Arranged with common school districts listed first, segregated by race, followed by independent school districts, segregated by race. (b) The given date denotes the school term, not two separate years. (c) Records are incomplete; some years were missing altogether.

Reel 1854346
1928-1929
1929-1930
1935-1936
1936-1937

Reel 1854347
1938-1939
1939-1940
1940-1941

SCHOLASTIC CENSUS, 1928-1946
Notes: (a) Arranged alphabetically by student surname. (b) Scholastic records are incomplete. Not all districts have entries for all years or for all letters of the alphabet. (c) On certain reels when an alphabetical listing was partially filmed, the next reel re-filmed that letter listing from the beginning. Ex. Reel 1832475 filmed the "H" listing from the beginning; thereby re-filming from H-Hi. (d) Beginning in 1942, separate forms were used for transfer students. These forms were filmed after the "Z" listings for each year. (e) This record series is generally called Family Census Blank.